Happy New Year’s Eve! How is it already December 31st?? I’m pretty sure the older I get, the faster the years go by! 2015 will have some big milestones for me and Kevin: 5 years since we bought our condo, our 10 year dating anniversary, both of our 30th birthdays, and our 5 year wedding…
Archives for December 2014
Christmas Recap
Good morning! Have you all recovered from your holiday activities yet? Being off work has really thrown me off on knowing what day of the week it is and I completely missed posting yesterday so I apologize for that. I also came down with a cold a couple of days ago so spent most of…
Merry Christmas!
I just wanted to pop in today and wish all of you a very Merry Christmas!! I will be taking the rest of the week off from blogging to enjoy time with our families and hope that you are able to do the same. I hope you all have a safe and joyful Christmas!
Chicago Q
Second to my love for all things Italian, barbecue is easily a close runner up for favorite foods of mine. Although barbecue is more famous in the South, Chicago does have some great barbecue restaurants as well. Chicago Q has been one of our favorites since it opened in 2010. Known for its competition style…
Weekend Recap
Happy Monday, loves! Today is my first day off work for Christmas break and I am currently writing to you from my couch in my pajamas – perfection! We had a very full weekend spent with friends and family and I realized I was terrible at taking pictures with everyone so unfortunately not many to…
Five on Friday
TGIF!! I am so excited because today is my last day of work until the New Year! Our office closes for two weeks at Christmas which is such an awesome benefit! We had our office party yesterday and this weekend begins the full swing of Christmas parties/get togethers for us. Whatever you are up to,…
Thursday Things – Favorite Christmas Movies
In keeping with the “Christmas Favorites” theme this week, today I am sharing with you our favorite Christmas movies! Every year there are a select few Christmas movies that are on both mine and Kevin’s required watching list. Here are each of our Top 5 Favorite Christmas Movies: Paige’s Picks: Miracle on 34th Street Home…
My Family’s Favorite Christmas Cookie Recipes
One of my favorite things about Christmas are the family traditions you create! Even though we do Christmas a little differently now that we are all adults, I know I can always count on certain things to stay the same. One of those things are the kinds of Christmas cookies my mom makes. There are…
Perennial Virant
One of the first fine dining experiences Kevin and I had together was several years ago at Michelin star winner, Vie in Western Springs. The chef/owner of Vie is Paul Virant. We enjoyed our meal so much that we knew we had to try his other restaurant as well. Perennial Virant is Chef Virant’s second…
Weekend Recap
Good morning! Sorry this post is coming to you a little later than usual. I had the best weekend with my mom and sister and can’t wait to recap it for you! FRIDAY | I had the day off work on Friday and I didn’t really do much except for clean our condo, grocery shop,…